Flying ball



May 22, 1928. 1,670,810

L. HUMPHREYS FLYING BALL Filed Dec. 23, 1927 Patented May 22, 1928.

UNITED STATES LIDA HUMPEHREYS, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

FLYING BALL.

Application filed December 23, 1927. Serial No. 242,225.

This invention relates to toys, and particularly to toys for children. The general object of the invention is to provide a ball of relatively soft material so constructed that it will amuse children by being thrown into the air or whirled in the air.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ball constructed in accordance with my invention I Figure is a sectional view through the ball and arrow;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the arrow is formed.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates a ball which may be formed of rubber, cotton or any other suitable material and be ither solid or hollow. This ball 10 preferably has a cover, designated 11, which may be made of leather, yarn, cloth or may be a crocheted cover.

Extending through the ball is the similitude of an arrow, preferably made of a folded piece of patent leather or enamel-coated cloth or like material. This is so shaped as to provide a body more or less in the form of an arrow, having a head 12 and the bifurcated feathers 13. This arrow, as before stated, is formed of patent leather or enamel covered cloth longitudinally folded upon itself and extending through the ball. Attached to the ball is a cord 14, which at its end remote from the ball may be provided with a ring 15 through which the fingers of the hand may be inserted.

The purpose of the device is to amuse children and to this end the ball may be thrown into the air or whirled in the air by holding the string attached to the ball.v It will be understood that the ball may, be either solid or hollow, and that the arrow and ball may be made either large or small. Through the ball passes an arrow of textile fabric, as before described, and. the cord 14 preferably passes through the arrow and through the ball. desired length, and preferably on the end of The cord may have any I the cord there is a small ring by which the ball may be whirled. By whirlingthe ball, provided it carries the arrow,,a humming soundwill be produced that has been found extremely attractive to children. Vhen the ball is thrown into the air, the arrow seems i to give the ball an added flying power and the arrow is made of cloth or other flexible material in order that there shall be no danger of injuring a child who is playing form of arrow, I do not wish to be limited to this as the arrow might be made in different a from the spirit of the invention.

1 claim 1. A toy for children comprising a ball formed of an inner core and an outer covering of relatively soft material, a cord atforms from that shown without departing taehed to the ball, and a member extending through the ball and projecting on opposite sides thereof, said member being folded longitudinally and having the similitude of an 2. A toy ofthe character described comprising a'ball of soft material and a member extending diametrically through the ball and formed of textile fabric folded upon'itself, the member projecting beyond the ball on each side, and a cord attached to the ball and passing through the ball and said member.

3. A toy for children comprising a ball of soft material, a cord attached to the ball. and a member extending through the ball and projecting on opposite sides thereof, said member being folded longitudinally and having at one end a head and at the other end the similitudes of. feat-hers, the cord extending through the ball and said member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

LIDA HUMPHREYS. 

